Terrorists
Kill, Wound Scores of Iraqi Civilians
(AFPS) Scores
of Iraqis have been killed or injured in terrorist attacks
in the Baghdad area over the last few days, military officials
reported.
Sunday night,
three blasts reportedly exploded in various parts of the Sadr
City neighborhood, killing 52 residents and wounding 78, according
to Iraqi
police reports.
More than
10 military ambulances responded, along with Iraqi soldiers
who assisted in assessing the situation, securing the area
and transporting the wounded to medical treatment facilities.
The soldiers also helped provide traffic control around the
stricken area.
"Iraqi
security forces showed great compassion responding to this
emergency in their own city," said Col. Thomas Vail, commander,
506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, whose brigade
trains and conducts operations with the Iraqi division in eastern
Baghdad. "It is significant the Iraqi police and Iraqi
army worked very well together."
Terrorists
killed at least 35 and wounded 92 Iraqi civilians when a series
of bombs detonated in central Baghdad, officials
said. Elements of the Iraqi security forces rushed to the scenes
to provide security while coalition forces manned security
checkpoints outside the area.
"This
is another example of an indiscriminate terrorist-like attack
that harms the innocent people of Iraq," said Brig. Gen.
David Halverson, assistant division commander for support,
Multinational Division Baghdad. "This attack is an attempt
to disrupt the stability of the Iraqi government and escalate
the violence in this country."
Six more
Iraqi civilians were killed and 13 others were wounded yesterday
when a mortar hit in central Baghdad near the Yarmouk neighborhood
at about 10:30 a.m.
Soldiers
from the 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, and Multinational
Division Baghdad’s 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
responded to the scene. The wounded were transported to a local
hospital.
(Source:
MFI)